Man overboard from M/V kang gam chan vicinity of trackline between 12-29.7N 047-23.7E at 142200Z apr and…
Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 1056/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-05-03 09:29Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA IX 106/14 150845Z APR 14.. Issued 2014-04-15 09:32Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Gulf of Aden. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1056/14 · this notice2014-04-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1071/142014-04-16 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2014-04-15 09:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 106/14 150845Z APR 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Aden
- position
- 12.574, 47.638
- vessel
- M/V KANG GAM CHAN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF ADEN. MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V KANG GAM CHAN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 12-29.7N 047-23.7E AT 142200Z APR AND 12-39.2N 047-52.9E AT 150030Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
33 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported in vicinity balhaf (13-56.98N 048-09.49E)2026-04-16
- Vessel capsized in 11-58.90N 044-44.22E at 081237Z jul2023-07-08
- Distress signal received from F/V sumbuq in 12-30.90N 047-23.00E at 290725Z jun2023-06-29
- Seven meter F/V, white hull, three persons on board, unreported2020-02-01
- Vessel bw acorn, numerous persons on board, on fire and adrift in vicinity 13-07.5N 048-49.2E2020-01-24
- Vessel noel, nine persons onboard, reported sinking in 13-35N 049-55E at 201430Z jun2019-06-20
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 20:36Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.